Quiz about Solving Literal Equations in Y=MX+B

Question 1

Solve:
y = mx + b , for b

Accepted Answer

y - mx = b

Answer

y + mx = b

Answer

y/mx = b

Answer

y + mx = -b

Question 2

Solve for y

-4x + 2y = -6

Accepted Answer

y = 2x - 3

Answer

y = -2x + 3

Answer

y = 2x + 3

Answer

y = -2x - 3

Question 3

Solve for b

y = mx + b

Accepted Answer

y - mx = b

Answer

y + mx = b

Answer

y / mx = b

Answer

ym / x = b

Question 4

Solve:
y = mx + b , for b

Accepted Answer

y - mx = b

Answer

y + mx = b

Answer

y/mx = b

Answer

y + mx = -b

Question 5

In the line y = mx + b, what is true?

Accepted Answer

The y-intercept is

(0, b)

Accepted Answer

The slope is m

Accepted Answer

It is linear

Answer

The x-intercept is

(0, b)

Question 6

In the equation y=mx+b, m is the ____.

Accepted Answer

Slope

Answer

Y-intercept

Answer

X-intercept

Answer

Origin

Question 7

In the equation y=mx+b, what does the m represent?

Accepted Answer

slope

Answer

y-intercept

Answer

linear

Answer

point-slope

Question 8

Solve the formula for y. What is the 1st step?

Accepted Answer

Subtract Ax from each side.

Answer

Subtract B from each side.

Answer

Divide each side by Ax.

Answer

Divide each side by B.

Question 9

Which equation is equivalent to 5x + y = 16 when it is solved for the variable y?

Accepted Answer

y = -5x + 16

Answer

y = 5x + 16

Answer

x = 5y - 16

Answer

y = 80x

Question 10

8x + 4y= 16 for y

Accepted Answer

y = -2x + 4

Answer

y = -8x + 16

Answer

y = 2x -4

Answer

y = -8x + 12

Question 11

What should we do first to solve for x?

y=mx+b

Accepted Answer

Subtract "b" to both sides

Answer

Add "b" to both sides

Answer

Multiply "b" to both sides

Answer

Divide "b" to both sides

Solving Literal Equations in Y=MX+B

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